Travels with My Aunt (musical)

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Travels with My Aunt
Music George Stiles
Lyrics Anthony Drewe
Basis Travels with My Aunt by
Graham Greene
Premiere18 April 2016: Minerva Theatre, Chichester
Productions2016 Chichester

Travels with My Aunt is a musical with music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe and a book by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Graham Greene.

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Production history

Chichester (2016)

The musical made its world premiere at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester as part of the Festival 2016, beginning previews from 18 April (with an opening night on 26 April), running until 4 June 2016. The production was directed by Christopher Luscombe, designed by Colin Falconer with choreography by Ewan Jones, orchestrations by Nicholas Skilbeck, musical direction by Mark Aspinall, lighting by Tim Mitchell and sound by Paul Groothuis. It starred starring Patricia Hodge as Aunt August and Steven Pacey as Henry. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Admin. "Travels With My Aunt at Chichester Festival Theatre – exclusive images | Musical Theatre Review" . Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  2. Billington, Michael (2016-04-27). "Travels With My Aunt review – calypsos and cannabis in Graham Greene musical". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-10-09.